Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming SF122: Medical necessity standard-timeline amendments.
Status: Failed, March 3, 2026
AN ACT relating to the insurance code; amending the number of days a health insurer has to determine the medical necessity of a health care service; amending the number of days an independent review organization has to make an external review determination regarding medical necessity of a health care service; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to the insurance code; amending the number of days a health insurer has to determine the medical necessity of a health care service; amending the number of days an independent review organization has to make an external review determination regarding medical necessity of a health care service; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
AN ACT relating to the insurance code; amending the number of days a health insurer has to determine the medical necessity of a health care service; amending the number of days an independent review organization has to make an external review determination regarding medical necessity of a health care service; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. W.S. 26-40-201(d) and (m)(intro) is amended to read: 26-40-201. Payment of claims under medical necessity standard; review. SF0122 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0506 (d) A claimant shall have not less than thirty (30) days in which to file a request for the review provided in subsection (c) of this section and such review shall be completed by the insurer, and a decision delivered to the claimant, no not later than forty-five (45) twenty-one (21) days after receipt of a request for review. (m) Within forty-five (45) Not later than twenty-one (21) days after the date of receipt of the request for external review, the assigned independent review organization shall provide written notice to the claimant, the insurer and the commissioner of its decision to uphold or reverse the decision of the insurer that the provision of or payment for medical services, procedures or supplies requested by the claimant are not medically …
Sponsors
- Erickson, McKay (R, H21)
- Evie Brennan (R, S31)
- Dockstader, Dan (R, S16) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4
- : H No report prior to CoW Cutoff
- : H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor
- : H Received for Introduction
- : S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0
- : S 2nd Reading:Passed
- : S COW:Passed
- : S Placed on General File
- : S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
- : S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor 30-1-0-0-0
Votes
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 (February 20, 2026): 29 yea, 2 nay, passed
- S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (February 16, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor 30-1-0-0-0 (February 13, 2026): 30 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Medical necessity standard-timeline amendments.
Common questions
- What is SF122?
- SF122 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): Medical necessity standard-timeline amendments.
- What does SF122 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the insurance code; amending the number of days a health insurer has to determine the medical necessity of a health care service; amending the number of days an independent review organization has to make an external review determination regarding medical necessity of a health care service; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of SF122?
- Failed as of March 3, 2026. Latest action: H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4 (March 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF122?
- Dockstader, Dan (R, S16), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SF122?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/SF0122
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